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Nojel Eastern's defense, by the number

We all saw the great defense by Eastern, but I don't know how good it was until I see these numbers. Just wow. Too good to pass up:

Tayler Persons with Eastern on the bench:

5-6 FG, 0 TOs, 18 pt

Tayler Persons with Eastern on the floor:

0-7 FG, 5 TOs, 1 pt

I haven't verified the numbers, but I remember hearing Haarms drawing 4 charges. Again, not certain on the number, but there gotta be a few for sure. Those two can be an insane combo on the defensive end - the best on-ball defender paired with the best rim-protector who is unafraid to draw charges too. Now you pair that with an All-American level volume scorer (Iverson Carsen) and a deadly 3-point shooter (Cline) who will have the school's best AST/TO record if he gets enough to qualify, and that can be one heck of a team.

As an aside, I don't know if Wheeler will develop in time by March so I am leaving him out for now, but I am very intrigued with these two line-ups:

Haarms - Eastern - Cline - Carsen - Hunter

Haarms - EBo - Cline - Carsen - Eastern

We have not seen either, but if CMP twisting and tuning the lineups, those are the two I most want to see.

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